marks Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
   Simon Marks; First Baron Marks of Broughton.
   
2. noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
   grade; score; mark.
   
   • she made good marks in algebra
   • grade A milk
   • what was your score on your homework?
3. noun a distinguishing symbol
   marker; marking; mark.
   
   • the owner's mark was on all the sheep
4. noun a reference point to shoot at
   target; mark.
   
   • his arrow hit the mark
5. noun a visible indication made on a surface
   print; mark.
   
   • some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks
   • paw prints were everywhere
6. noun the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
   mark.
   
   • it was in London that he made his mark
   • he left an indelible mark on the American theater
7. noun a symbol of disgrace or infamy
   stigma; brand; stain; mark.
   
   • And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
8. noun formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
   Deutschmark; German mark; Deutsche Mark; mark.
   
9. noun Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
   Saint Mark; St. Mark; Mark.
   
10. noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
    fool; soft touch; sucker; gull; patsy; fall guy; mug; chump; mark.
    
11. noun a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
    mark.
    
    • his answer was just a punctuation mark
12. noun a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
    mark; sign.
    
    • he showed signs of strain
    • they welcomed the signs of spring
13. noun the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
    Gospel According to Mark; Mark.
    
14. noun an indication of damage
    scratch; scar; scrape; mark.
    
15. noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
    crisscross; cross; mark.
    
16. noun something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
    bull's eye; home run; bell ringer; mark.
    
    • the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer
    • scored a bull's eye
    • hit the mark
    • the president's speech was a home run
17. verb attach a tag or label to
    mark; tag; label.
    
    • label these bottles
18. verb designate as if by a mark
    mark.
    
    • This sign marks the border
19. verb be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
    distinguish; differentiate; mark.
    
    • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
20. verb mark by some ceremony or observation
    commemorate; mark.
    
    • The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
21. verb make or leave a mark on
    mark.
    
    • the scouts marked the trail
    • ash marked the believers' foreheads
22. verb to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
    stigmatise; brand; stigmatize; denounce; mark.
    
    • He denounced the government action
    • She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
23. verb notice or perceive
    note; notice; mark.
    
    • She noted that someone was following her
    • mark my words
24. verb mark with a scar
    scar; pit; pock; mark.
    
    • The skin disease scarred his face permanently
25. verb make small marks into the surface of
    score; nock; mark.
    
    • score the clay before firing it
26. verb establish as the highest level or best performance
    set; mark.
    
    • set a record
27. verb make underscoring marks
    score; mark.
    
28. verb remove from a list
    strike out; mark; cross out; strike off; cross off.
    
    • Cross the name of the dead person off the list
29. verb put a check mark on or near or next to
    mark off; check off; mark; tick off; tick; check.
    
    • Please check each name on the list
    • tick off the items
    • mark off the units
30. verb assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
    grade; score; mark.
    
    • grade tests
    • score the SAT essays
    • mark homework
31. verb insert punctuation marks into
    punctuate; mark.
    

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